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Before the Cemetery: Mission Tolomato and Its People. A presentation by Dr. Susan Parker

Presented by Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association at St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine FL

Nov 06 2018
Before the Cemetery: Mission Tolomato and Its People. A presentation by Dr. Susan Parker

Florida historian Dr. Susan Parker will talk about the families of the Tolomato Indian mission village, which occupied the site of the current Tolomato Cemetery in St Augustine from the early 1700s to 1764.

Before it was a cemetery, Tolomato Cemetery was a Franciscan-staffed mission village for a group of Guale Indians, originally from Georgia, who had settled along the banks of the Tolomato River (currently, Guana River State Park) and were forced to flee to St Augustine to escape the early 18th century attacks of British colonists from Georgia and South Carolina.  The mission village period came to an end with the departure of the Spanish and Indians and the arrival of the British in 1764.

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ADMISSION INFO

The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so attendees must RSVP to the St Augustine Art Association at (904) 824-2310.

Phone: 904-824-2310

Website: http://tolomatocemetery.com

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

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Free parking will be available in the lot at Cathedral Parish School, 259 St. George St., St Augustine, FL.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

St. Augustine Art Association

22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084

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